tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post7107581975885029688..comments2024-03-25T00:18:14.319-07:00Comments on Against The Wicked City: [Actual Play] 'If you run out of air up there, just stick your head in this bucket!' Team Tsathogga take to the skiesJoseph Manolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-3467325406504385432019-04-16T16:33:59.868-07:002019-04-16T16:33:59.868-07:00Are you tired of being human, having talented brai...Are you tired of being human, having talented brain turning to a vampire in a good posture in ten minutes, Do you want to have power and influence over others, To be charming and desirable, To have wealth, health, without delaying in a good human posture and becoming an immortal? If yes, these your chance. It's a world of vampire where life get easier,We have made so many persons vampires and have turned them rich, You will assured long life and prosperity, You shall be made to be very sensitive to mental alertness, Stronger and also very fast, You will not be restricted to walking at night only even at the very middle of broad day light you will be made to walk, This is an opportunity to have the human vampire virus to perform in a good posture. If you are interested contact us on Vampirelord7878@gmail.comLord Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802168788305626209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-16704337783696708612019-03-11T15:04:29.783-07:002019-03-11T15:04:29.783-07:00Their hope was that the water wouldn't freeze ...Their hope was that the water wouldn't freeze all the way through, so he could just punch through the ice and stick his head in the water underneath, protected from ill effects by a Resist Cold spell. If he'd got to real 'death zone' heights it wouldn't have worked, because the temperature up there is *way* below freezing, but his ascent topped out long before that point. <br /><br />After the session, I checked and discovered that terminal velocity is reached after a fall of 'only' 1500 feet or so, so most of their preparations were unnecessary. But how were they to know that?Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-55320548942675320622019-03-10T20:47:26.823-07:002019-03-10T20:47:26.823-07:00Was no one concerned that if you were so high that...Was no one concerned that if you were so high that the air was too thin to breathe, it would be so COLD that a bucket of water would be frozen? This sounds like a potentially embarrassing way to die!Jonathon Lapaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-37959166341638467852019-03-09T08:56:20.197-08:002019-03-09T08:56:20.197-08:00Yes and no. Each player controls two characters, a...Yes and no. Each player controls two characters, at least one of whom is always a magic-user, so all the *players* are always engaged even if their characters aren't. The non-magic-using characters also have enough other stuff going for them - Tiny's various immunities, for example, or Skadi's thief skills - that they also get to play at least some part in the problem solving. But it's unquestionably been the case that the magic-using characters have been getting increasingly dominant as the campaign has gone on. I have a few ideas about how to address this, which I'll write about in my final wrap-up post after the campaign ends - probably in a couple of months time.Joseph Manolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387275537008858939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-79356925163391075342019-03-08T17:55:02.526-08:002019-03-08T17:55:02.526-08:00I'm really enjoying these writeups. I have one...I'm really enjoying these writeups. I have one question - a lot of the problem solving the PCs are doing here basically revolves around Magic-Users casting spells. One of the criticisms commonly levelled against mid- to high-level D&D is that the nonmagical classes become obsolete and have to sit around watching the spellcasters do stuff. Has this been a problem in your campaign? If not, how/why do you think the problem was avoided?Will B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08203472570108282161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-392427526916288536.post-84936502492765666182019-03-03T17:22:27.060-08:002019-03-03T17:22:27.060-08:00This post really encapsulates why I love D&D. ...This post really encapsulates why I love D&D. It has this natural sense of escalation and struggle built right into it, perfectly telling the ancient story of confronting chaos through the assistance of the divine, and become stronger. For an example, see my prediction of what Team Tsathogga is going to do below. <br /><br />The Adventures of Team Tsathogga: Session 1<br /><br />Team Tsathogga is running through the Underdark, engaging in cannibalism and generally having no idea what they're doing.<br /><br />The Adventures of Team Tsathogga: Session 165<br /><br />Team Tsathogga has finished the repairs on their Battle Barge Triumph of Frogs and prepare to ambush the approaching Illithid War-fleet by dropping out of warpspace within the midst of the Illithid formation. Yami Bakurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266174008401745128noreply@blogger.com